Converter Box Drama

[karma_gypsy]

My mom spent $30 on a box but she got it delivered ... then, apparently she thought she needed two (one for each tv) and bought another (she didn't have to). She tried offering it to me, but we've got satellite and don't need it.

Then my sister bought one (had it delivered as well) and didn't realize she didn't need it either, because she has satellite too!!

[Broomjockey]

college kids ... decide to move every semester. BUT...

Decide?

Decide?!

DECIDE?!?! I've lived 3 different buildings, 7 different rooms since I came to college, and not once was it my decision where to go, and how long to be there. *grump*

I don't even have TV, so it's a big meh to me what happens with the signals anyways.

[Aethian]

Decide?

Decide?!

DECIDE?!?! I've lived 3 different buildings, 7 different rooms since I came to college, and not once was it my decision where to go, and how long to be there. *grump*

I don't even have TV, so it's a big meh to me what happens with the signals anyways.

Sweetheart, I deliver to apartment houses not dorm rooms. These kids decided to move and get either a new landlord or new roommates in a new house. So yes they decide to do this onto themselves. Haven't I told you all about the girl who moved six or seven times within a three month period?

[blas]

One of the local DJs this morning was talking about how he spent this past Saturday helping his grandmother set up her converter box.

I'm so glad that I don't have to worry about that. I don't even know anyone who still uses bunny ears.

[Broomjockey]

Sweetheart, I deliver to apartment houses

The first two buildings I was in? Not dorms. Not my choice to leave either of them.

[Aethian]

The first two buildings I was in? Not dorms. Not my choice to leave either of them.

Majority of the ones I deliver to? Not my first choice to live at them either....they are...erm...ick.

[mattm04]

Strangely I see ads for those on CABLE channels and rarely on over the air channels.

[RetailWorkhorse]

Actually, Matt, I've noticed that too.

How deliciously ironic.

[Danno]

I use rabbit ears. I gave up on cable around the time MST3K and Dexter's Lab ended, and I realized that aside from being able to flip on the news or weather channels at any time I wasn't really watching much. Then came a huge price hike. I just can't see spending thousands of dollars a year on cable I'll barely watch.

Incidentally, the tech may be ancient but for the digital channels they work great. Odds are pretty good that the broadcast signals will be stronger than your local cable's channels.

[TravisRB69]

The only people that come get them at my store are the old farts who absolutely insist on using their 30 year old, 150 pound old TV until its VERY. LAST. BREATH.

[ESM]

I can understand the customer slightly.

I do not understand why they cannot be put on a list. Like when it's out of stock, they leave their info and when it comes in the item would be held for them based on this list. A hold ticket. Some stores do this, I always wonder why other stores can't. Like a voucher or something?

But they have some super super cheap now that you can just buy them without the need for a government coupon. Hell you can find hundreds online. Maybe almost free on ebay.

People do not know how to shop. If the store don't carry it, GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. If a store repeatdely do not carry an item another store would carry why not go over there?

I have two boxes that are exactly the same but with a different company's logo on it. Even the part numbers are the same.

[Aethian]

The only people that come get them at my store are the old farts who absolutely insist on using their 30 year old, 150 pound old TV until its VERY. LAST. BREATH.

Why not? If it works then why upgrade to the latest and best when they themselves may not be ready for that tech or...sad to say....just don't have the time left to enjoy it?

[Dips]

I have a converter box because I have rabbit ears and an analog TV. I sent for my coupon almost a year ago and bought my box last summer.

And it's not because I don't other choices. Cable, satellite and FiOS are all available in my area.

It's because it makes economic sense to me. For the $40 I spent on rabbit ears and a converter box I get free TV.

For another $50 I can buy a DVD player. Then I can subscribe to Netflix for $18 a month and rent whatever movies and cable TV shows I want to see and watch them on my own schedule.

There are two downsides:

1. I have to wait for some TV shows to come out on DVD before I can see them.

2. Access to televised sporting events is severely limited with my setup. Local TV stations around here just don't show them.

[MoonChild2007]

I am surprised that antennas are still being sold

I work for a cable company and you wouldn't believe how many cable customers call us about this conversion. Does anybody read the fine print?

[depechemodefan]

I went to Sears sometime in the summer, because I hate Wal-Mart (granted, sometimes I do go there when my mom sends me to get stuff).

One guy at Sears said that I had to wait some months for a converter box, then his cw told him they were in the back. I asked for 2. He brings out one. I hand him 2 coupons (I don't know what I was thinking, maybe that he would make the trip for the other one after I paid for both) and he said I couldn't use two to pay for one. Finally he gets I want two converters. I think I paid a total (with tax) of $36 for them.

Then yesterday I go to Wal-Mart and I see the same brand of converter boxes (about 100 of them) for $29.99 each. Then I see they are on sale at Radio Shack for $20.

ANd I bought them early on, thinking they would be all bought out by now